David Morton
Lifetime Supporter
Flying legend Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC, AFC has died at the age of 84.
He is reported to have landed at Popham in the UK on Saturday. Shortly afterwards he collapsed. An ambulance was called and arrived quickly, taking him to hospital. Sadly, he died later that evening.
Duke was famous for, among other things, holding the world air speed
record. In 1953 he achieved 727.63 mph flying a Hawker Hunter.
His autobiography, Test Pilot, regularly features among pilots' lists of
favourites. A career summary (lifted from the Telegraph website from Dec 2005) can be read at:
Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - Sad news - Neville Duke is with us no more
Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - Sad news - Neville Duke is with us no more
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A sad loss.
He is reported to have landed at Popham in the UK on Saturday. Shortly afterwards he collapsed. An ambulance was called and arrived quickly, taking him to hospital. Sadly, he died later that evening.
Duke was famous for, among other things, holding the world air speed
record. In 1953 he achieved 727.63 mph flying a Hawker Hunter.
His autobiography, Test Pilot, regularly features among pilots' lists of
favourites. A career summary (lifted from the Telegraph website from Dec 2005) can be read at:
Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - Sad news - Neville Duke is with us no more
Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - Sad news - Neville Duke is with us no more
274> &posted=1#post1102274
A sad loss.